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INTERCHURCH 
WORLD  MOVEMENT 
of  NORTH  AMERICA 


Syllabus  to  be  used  in  the  consideration  of  the 

Foreign  Missions  Survey  and  Program 


CLEVELAND,  OHIO 
APRIL  30  — MAY  1 
1919 


Headquarters  of  the  Movement 


111  FIFTH  AVENUE 


NEW  YORK  CITY 


Foreign  Missions  Survey  and  Program 

I.  Basis  of  Survey 

1.  World  Program 

The  campaign  statement  for  the  Interchurch  Movement  is  to  be  regarded  as  a  preliminary  step 
toward  an  intensive  survey  of  the  responsibility  of  the  Christian  forces  of  North  America  for  their 
world  program.  It  should  be  correlated  as  soon  as  possible  with  similar  studies  of  the  responsibilities 
of  branches  of  the  Christian  Church  in  other  lands. 

2.  Each  Continental  Field  a  Unit 

The  survey  will  build  toward  a  unified  program  on  national  and  continental  lines  for  each  field. 

3.  Efficiency  Estimates:  1920-1924 

The  survey  will  secure  a  statement  of  money  needed  to  place  on  an  adequate  basis  of  efficiency  for 
the  five  years,  1920-1924,  the  existing  work  and  approved  projects  of  the  various  missionary 
agencies  cooperating  in  this  united  church  appeal. 

4.  Prior  Consideration  of  Needs  for  1920 

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The  survey  looks  to  a  five  years’  program.  Its  financial  and  other  statements,  however,  are  to  be  in 
such  form  as  to  give  satisfactory  basis  for  a  one-year  appeal  adequate  to  the  needs  of  that  year  as 
related  to  the  longer  period  in  prospect. 

5 .  Cooperation 

Facts  discovered  through  the  survey  will  help  to  safeguard  against  unnecessary  duplication  and  com¬ 
petition,  presenting  also  in  clearer  outline  the  great  unattempted  tasks  in  “occupied”  territory. 

II.  Methods 

1.  Questionnaires  to  the  Fields 

(1)  Questionnaires  sent  by  the  central  office  of  the  Interchurch  Movement 

a.  For  statistical  financial  data; 

b.  For  general  promotional  data. 

(2)  Statistical  financial  data  will  be  referred  to  the  respective  boards  for  review  and  such  authorization 
as  they  desire  to  make. 

2 .  Material  Already  Available 

Collation,  so  far  as  possible,  of  data  which  has  already  been  collected  by  various  statistical  agencies 
and  the  missionary  organizations. 

3.  Denominational  Programs 

Statement  by  each  denominational  board  and  society  of  its  denominational  program  including  its 
financial  needs. 


4.  Survey  Directors  for  Continental  Sub-divisions 

Appointment  of  survey  directors  for  each  of  several  continental  sub-divisions:  Southern  Asia, 
Latin  America,  etc. 

These  directors  are  responsible  for  securing  the  combined  judgment  of  field  leaders  on  a  field- wide 
program,  and  for  uniting  the  data  of  each  division  into  a  comprehensive  statement  of  the  program 
of  that  division,  taking  full  account  of  the  denominational  programs. 

5.  Interdenominational  and  Non-denominational  Studies 

Carried  on  through  organizations  already  working  on  these  bases. 

Disclosing  outstanding  facts  in  the  opportunity  and  condition  of  union  enterprises.  Such  data  should 
be  included  for  existing  or  approved  union  and  interdenominational  work  as  may  be  agreed  upon 
by  the  societies  and  fields  primarily  concerned. 

6 .  Sample  Studies 

Intensive  study  of  sample  problems  in  various  fields,  for  instance: 

A  province  in  India. 

Certain  cities  in  various  parts  of  the  world,  etc. 

7.  Unoccupied  Territory 

Consideration  of  fields  at  present  unoccupied,  but  for  which  the  North  American  agencies  evidently 
have  a  prime  responsibility. 

8 .  International  Relationships 

Study  of  the  relation  of  the  responsibilities  of  the  Christian  forces  of  North  America  to  the  responsi¬ 
bilities  of  the  forces  of  other  parts  of  the  world . 

9 .  Deputations 

Special  commissioners  to  ensure  on  the  field  thorough  assembling  of  data  on  problems  for  intensive 
study  and,  in  some  cases,  to  bring  by  personal  contact  the  viewpoint  of  specialists  in  particular  lines 
of  work. 

10.  Plan  of  Classification  and  Publication 

After  all  the  data  is  in  hand  the  foreign  section  of  the  Interchurch  World  Program  will  be  classified 
by: 

(1)  Denominational  projects. 

(2)  Interdenominational  or  union  projects. 

(3)  A  summary  of  the  whole. 


No.  14.  I.  15C.  APRIL.  1919. 


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